Abdominal support



Oct. 2, 1923.

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.; U IT it HATTIE1M. PFALTZGRAFF, or aw micgermaew iERSEYw g 5 Patented Oct, 2, 1923. p

- "AB OMINAL sUrroirn Meta? Application filed January 6,1920 Serial'No. 349,700. i

To all whom it may 00mm.-

Be it known that I, HATTIE M. PFALTZ- GRAFF, a citizen of the United States, residing in Atlantic City, countyv of Atlantic,

, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Abdominal upports, of which the following; isa specification. f 1 7 "My invention relates to abdominal belts or supports utilizable for any'of th'e known purposes to which such structures have My invention resides in an abdominal belt or support having "the characteristics hereinafter described and claimedpwhich is particularly eflective,"comfortable to the wearerand of improved adaptability because ofthe relations of'the structural parts and the 'mode of applying "tension thereto for effecting pressures upon the abdomen or any desired organ or part.

For an illustration of one of the various forms my invention may'take reference is to be had to the accompanying 'drawings', in

which i Fig. 1 isa front elevationalview of an. abdominal support, embodying my inven- 'tion. i

Fig. 2 'is a rear elevational view] of the same.

Fig.

3 is ahorizontal sectional view,

vpaljtly'in plan, taken on the line '3''3;of

F1 13 l :1 1* ig a is a slde elevatlonal vlew.

Referring tothe drawings B- is a main belt, preferably" of elastic or semi-elastic, knitted, porous or equivalent fabric, lying next to the body of the wearer and extending continuously across theabdomen around the sides to the back and terminating-vin'the vertically extending strips a and b,preferably of inelastic cloth or equivalent fabric.

To the strip a is stitched the strip 0,; leaving between the stripsa and 0 several ga s or unstitched parts'd. There is stitched to the strip 1) upon its'innerf face the flap "e. Through the aforesaid g'apsd between strips a and c extend the'straps'f, gland f h preferably of inelastic webbing, secured at one end to the vertically extending stripe preferf ably of inelastic cloth. and preferably 'dis- 4 posed at or adjacent the hip'of the'wearer;

The straps f, g and h attheir otherends are attached'to the aforesaid Strip 6 and oven lying the flap 6. fsecured a t one end to the' strip c are the straps j, hand Z prefe r ably' of'inelastic webbing, and attheirbpposite ends is secured the, vertically extending strip mslmllar to and 'disposed symmetrirally with respect'to the strip z'at the oppos te side of the wearer. The straps fand j extend through a buckle o-r Clasp w and are adaptedfto be held 'firmly to each, other thereby.'- Similarly, the other, pairs of straps g, is :and h, Z are" passed through'an'd are adapted to be held to each'otherf'by-the buckles or 'clasps 0 and p.

Adjacentthei'fmntd e of the strips}? and m is disposed a row of eyelets 9 through which extend strapping means or straps a",

preferably inelastic. The set of' straps-r coacting with the strip '5 i-s'secured 'at one end to theshort straps, preferably-of inei with the strip m are secured at one end'to the strap 25, a so preferably of inelastic web- 'bing,--the buckle a being secured tothe strap 8 and the strap t extending through the buckle'u and adapted, when the latter Strap has been drawn taut, to hold 'stra'p'sis' and't, forming a third belt'in their adjusted p0- lastic webbing, and the straps r cooperating p sition. The other ends of the straps a coo to the vertical edge of the strip '10, preferably of 'inelastic'fab'ric, whichin turn is secured at its? edge-"m1 to the right-ends, as viewed Fig. 1, of thecrossed membersy and z of preferably inelastic webbing, the

left end-s of these members 3 and '2 being secured at a to the preferably inelastic strip Z to which at its edge 0 there are secured the ends of the straps r cooperating with the strip v The main belt B'has hip extensions-H integral therewith and extending below the acting with he side'strip i are vsecured atfi hip overthe thighsQformiHg in-efl'ect thigh strap integral with the seamless main belt 'yThe' meinbersy and ,2 constitute a eeond and inelastic belt member, preferably entirely free'from themain belt B, exeept for the straps 1'. f In the lower'e cured r't' rfh'le he f ib t t e l k e ien H slightly to the rear of the hips of thewearer.

The aforementioned pieces e are secured to the inelastic belt 11 z by laces 3' extending 5 through the eyelets d and the eyeletsin the members 3 and z.

As shown in Fig. 1, the h ip extensions l l extend around to the front of "the wearer where, however, they are recessed at 70?, lat

' erel rinf eihg rie b in a ached iq h .v ex hie ehsl iend a ve th m. across the uppnedgeof the recess is} is the reinriei sy hf prnir .v 1 1. apple-he .dese ihe i 4 appl ed, eit hei br hyi rt gh fll eetth t ai be alf an d ew et tireepp ehe hprue- 5111alengithel se ere hQ jacen th -hipsi.w er hpe thee ep it I. er passed around the inside of the legsand -i nckled at. l firw hf he, rpl h e in tpee iqnt t ei h e e i xt heieh T- xt nd: be w the h re; and. eirehmi rehh eh i n s. p tpeh e; 'mein. b t by t eset e z t epeif,191 e fill hi, heed the n- 5. 0 p liheihe nds, ef t e bel m b B at t e eck of e 'pe ea {toward e h e he jThie 'eh eh H :P 'Q HQQd y P ll ng t St p 1t,-thr g thel k aithe' ehy Pl i e ten ieniup'eh he ehf r h p l mpward upon the strips 2' and m to which the afq i$ai ll r liipsa1Z3 g at ac ed-J fi imu taneou ly.rph li n,i pi 'ee te e d eft n ae12 e. be eemrz i memb r/lehe f h t heien r i t ehelemehi ei llya Aee rd hely, hinmyl m re el -h r by he sih emexemeht Qt 'dre ihshP and bucklingthe strag t w ith respect to the rem, the hh in emi-elast e l -eti be B spnt nnder tension; and ,lll addltlOf l the I fivh eeti ebel elu, e eh e; titre-Pu hin r; e I1; t .te e e er tell' ehe e' ei g if de- ;sired held by' the single buckle or the Jtehef ezef thei e h, e B y he held y sin t eeleepefl, w

This structure all ws great of mQY m n-t etth he nevert l s applying ,rl' ii eh reteg' en iie heele lyt de- .ihe eee y ereen fe p rt: fi Wh e it is desired perhe z te pp y rr e e .andlthen around inner 'sides of the thighs when upwardly 3 to the buckles h,'

teati e retra ning, th inel stic:battens tures irom rising: upwarjdlj to; position "where itlwould effect less pressure [upon-j the body. The i itegral extensions H'up'on the main B closely embrace ":the fthighs and; as-

gj sist in frietionallyiholding the entire structure in] operative position"upon the ,body.

i The ,la-spsfm 0. and p, Fence the tension I 655 has been placed upon the belt 'will' hold The leg straps f normally 'free' froin tihe buckles 71. arezpassed downwardly infront the strap members to eac'hdther and somaintaln the mam belt 13 under'tenslon,

evenifthe straps r are slaclrened. But these Clasps "are rather auxiliary In nature and allow a certain degree of freedom or indeextending around toward th e front, a second beltseparate from sai dmain belt otteryi g a d mam be t 1 f t en emerg s means co-acting with said straps and said belts under tension.

second belt for simultaneously putting both p,

2. An abdomlnal support comprising a I main belt of yielding extending across the ab domen and terminating mime ends at the back, crossed straps secured to the ends of belt and extending around toward the front, a second-=belt of inelastic material oirerlying said belt in "front,

a belt overlyingsaid second belt and means for simultaneously putting said-belts n r t nsio 3. An abdominal stiiport comprising a I main belt extending across the abdomen and terminating in: tree en'dsf at the back, crossed straps secured to the ends of said belt and extending around toward the front, aseqq'n'd b tn fr nt, meeee vee n ..e e belt for simultaneously putting said f's'econd belt and said straps under tensio and 'i'riea'ng c lasping said straps to each other adjaoent their crossing.

4. abdominal support eomprisingh main belt extendingacross the abdomen and terminating in free ends at the back, erossed straps secured to the ends of said belt fand extending around toward the front; afseoond belt in 1 front, strapping means matinee to each end of said second beltiand slidingly co-aoting with the frpnt endsof' said straps, and means for holding saidstmpp'ing ineans under tension. I p

5. An abdominal 'silp pbrt comprising} main'beltextending the abdomen and terminating in free ends at the tack, crossed straps secured to the ends of said' b'e'lt and extending around toward the nea asecond belt in 'front, stra in means i washed: to

each end of said 'sjeeo'nd belt and "slidingly j tin with the 'front endsof saidsmps, ands, third belt forholding' said'st'rapping means undertension, i V- "belt extending" acrossftlie abdomen" and terminat ng lnfends atjthebael erossed' straps secured to theen'ds of" said belt "and 16. An ebdbminal suppb rt amps-sing I extending aroundftoward the front, said,

belt havingl'hip' extensions integral therewith, a se'ond belt overlying said main belt in front, means for simultaneously putting said belts under tension comprising strapping means connected with said straps and with said second belt, and leg straps attached at one end to said second belt and at the opposite end to said hip extensions.

7. An abdominal support comprising a main belt extending across the abdomen and terminating in ends at theback, straps secured to the'ends of said belt and extending in opposite directions around toward the front, a second belt overlying aid main belt in front, and means for putting said belts simultaneously under tension comprising strapping means attached to opposite ends of said second belt and looped back across and overlying said second'belt and having slidable co-action with the ends of said straps.

8. An abdominal support comprising a,

and at their opposite ends attached at the rear" to said main belt.

'.'In testimony vwhereof I have hereunto aifixed my signature this 3rd day of Jannary, 1920. g c

H-ATTIE M. PFALTZGRAFF. V c 

